[Histonet] Lab assistant/histotech

[Morken, Timothy]

Samantha, Yes there is:

Staffing Benchmarks for Histology Laboratories
Rene Buesa
Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 14, Issue 3, June 2010, Pages 182-193


He details here how lab assistants make labs more productive by allowing trained histotechs to do the embedding, sectioning and staining and leave everything else to lab assistants. 


BTW, if you go to Google Scholar and search Histology RJ Buesa you will see a series of articles specific to histology laboratory management by Rene.

Tim Morken
Supervisor, Electron Microscopy/Neuromuscular Special Studies
Department of Pathology
UC San Francisco Medical Center


-----Original Message-----
From: Samantha Golden, HT(ASCP) via Histonet <histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu> 
Sent: Monday, July 06, 2020 9:52 AM
To: Christopher.Sheeder at seattlechildrens.org; histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Lab assistant/histotech

Thank you for your input. We currently have a lab assistant but need techs to help fill in the gap. Our techs do not like this, but we all are on the same team at the end of the day and working for our patients.


Thanks again. Have a great day!


Sam


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From: Sheeder, Christopher <Christopher.Sheeder at seattlechildrens.org>
Sent: Monday, July 6, 2020 10:44:16 AM
To: Golden Samantha - Asheville; histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: {EXTERNAL} RE: [Histonet] Lab assistant/histotech

Hi Samantha,
I have used lab assistants throughout my career. Here is a list of duties they would perform:
Accession specimens
File blocks and slides
Clean glassware
Restock supplies
Clean work areas
Fax/scan/print reports
Answer phone
Recycle solvents
Dump tissue
Assist PA's in grossing (make cassettes/document workload)

Have a great Monday!
Chris

Christopher Sheeder, HT(ASCP)CMQIHC
AP Manager | Department of Laboratories
Seattle Children's Hospital
4800 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
Office: 206-987-6259

christopher.sheeder at seattlechildrens.org


-----Original Message-----
From: Samantha.Golden at HCAHealthcare.com <Samantha.Golden at HCAHealthcare.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2020 5:29 AM
To: histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] Lab assistant/histotech

I was curious if there is a source, publication, report, study, general information, regarding the use of lab assistants in the histology lab.

I would like the know the percentage of labs that utilize assistants versus labs with techs only. I would also like to know that for labs that do utilize assistants, what duties do they perform that the techs are exempt from.

I'm simply curious to see how other labs have workflow setup.

Thanks for any insight.

Samantha


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